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  • Nov 06 2006
    08:14 PM
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    What problems did you run into while gathering requirements?
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    andar777  

    • Member Since Aug-2007 | Aug 30th, 2007

    Helping users to explain their requirements.


    First and for most, you must understand that for the most part, users do not understand what is happening behind the forms they are inputting data into.  A Business Analyst needs to be able to view the system through the eyes of a user and though the eyes of the developer.  Then negotiate a compromise that will meet the user’s needs and also maintain system integrity.   

    You have to peel back the onion with the users by asking leading questions, such as, If you select this value from the list box, what would you like to see happen on  the screen. 

    If you forget about the code and focus on the behavior of the form, you'll get a lot further with users.  In addition, users tend to get there backs up when they are approached by someone from IT because they tend not to feel that the IT rep understands what they are saying and they get very frustrated.  If they are frustrated, then gathering solid requirements goes out the door.

    I was a user before I became a BA and I'm proud of it.  :-)

    himansnu gaur

    • Oct 11th, 2011

    The major problem is faced when the user is not empowered enough to take decisions. In most of the case the business requirements are changed by the bosses of the business user. Such scenario are very...

  • Nov 01 2006
    03:54 PM
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    In the first step of the software testing i.e., requirements gathering.What are requirements
    • shiva